Digging through some records in my home town this week I learned that, in 1957, my parents bought four cemetery lots at Grandview Cemetery for…
Author: skepticalobserver
Job Growth – New Low Predicted
Posted in Economics, Government, and Jobs
Both sides of the political fence like to pick and choose data points to prove either that the jobs recovery during the Obama administration is…
You Didn’t Create That Job!
Posted in Government, and Jobs
A NYT lead editorial, The Myth of Job Creation, published during the 2012 presidential campaigns, tried to make the case that both Governor Romney and President Obama erred…
Permanentfixes on Facebook
Posted in Uncategorized
If you are a Facebook user, please check out the Permanent Fixes Facebook Page.
Originally published 11/24/2009 – Figures updated to 2015 Now I get it. I couldn’t figure out why so many seem to favor government health insurance…
At Least One Fatal Flaw (In the ACA)
Posted in Health Insurance, and Politics
The post below was originally published November 16, 2013. Given the number of insurance companies currently ceasing to participate in the ACA, it is interesting…
Republican Party, RIP
Posted in Government, and Politics
Since the founding of the nation, the fundamental political issue has always been size and influence of the Federal Government and the extent to which…
The Birth and Failure of “Obamacare”
Posted in Health Care, and Politics
The post below was written during the negotiations leading up to the March, 2010, passage of the Affordable Care Act. Passage of the proposed legislation,…
Here begins some introduction to the original post, updated now because it looks like higher marginal income tax rates are once again on the federal…
Beer and Taxes – 10/22/2014
Posted in Taxes
In April this year the US Commerce Department reported that before-tax corporate profits in 2013 totaled $2.1T and that corporate tax revenues totaled $419B. That…